WikiHow Made Beyoncé, Jay Z, & Obama White

WikiHow Wants To Apologise For Making Beyoncé, Jay Z & Obama White

A Beyoncé fan Twitter account shared a screenshot from the "how to become a congressman" WikiHow on Sunday that includes a drawing of Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Obama. But you'll notice something unusual about it: They all look white.
The tweet included the photo it's based on, so you can see the stark contrast.

Then, WikiHow explained how the mishap occurred: One person drew the outline, then another coloured it in. The colourist didn't have the original photo, so they didn't know who the people in the picture were.
But, WikiHow conceded, even if the picture weren't intended to depict three Black people, they shouldn't as a general practice make everyone white by default.
To prevent incidents like this in the future, the organisation plans to school its illustrators on diversity.

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@wikiHow 3/ We learned it was made 3 years ago by a team of illustrators who work as one. One person sketches, the other person colors.